Yosemite National Park remains closed in wake of Mono winds. See photos, video of damage

Yosemite National Park remains closed following a wind storm Tuesday that felled trees and power lines and caused major destruction in areas around the park including Bass Lake and Oakhurst.

The park is expected to be closed until Friday as it conducts damage assessments, repairs facilities and clears trees. No injuries have been reported, but several facilities were damaged by the storm.

PG&E spent Tuesday responding to storm-related outages, included a public safety shutoff, that affected nearly 30,000 customers in the region, mostly in Madera and Mariposa counties. Large outages were still being reported Wednesday morning throughout Bass Lake and the Oakhurst area, according to PG&E’s outage map.

The company said it has 64 crews and up to 11 helicopters patrolling all lines affected by the public safety shutoff following an all-clear from meteorologists, and restorations have begun where possible. Crews will patrol more than 439 miles of transmission and distribution lines to ensure there is no damage or hazards.

Power is expected to be restored by end of day Wednesday.

The winds combined with dry weather to create a critical fire threat, and several vegetation fires were reported on Monday and Tuesday.

On Wednesday, CalFire was reporting one active incident, the Manzanita Fire, burning near North Fork. That fire had burned 23 acres and was 45% contained.

This story was originally published January 20, 2021 at 8:59 AM with the headline "Yosemite National Park remains closed in wake of Mono winds. See photos, video of damage."